Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 175-183 , May 2004

Screening and diagnostic utility of self-report attention deficit hyperactivity disorder scales in adults

  • Barbara S McCann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Barbara S. McCann, Ph.D., Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave, Box 359911, Seattle, WA 98104-2499 USA
    • ,
  • Peter Roy-Byrne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.02.006

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 175-183 , May 2004

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